Apron



Patented Nov. 9, 1948 UNITED S -TAT EN T OFFICE 2,453,202; APRON- Nicholas B. Densmore, Lawrence, Mich.

Application June 28, 1946, Serial No. 680,033

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to aprons and more particularly to aprons for tool and die makers and machinists.

The object of my invention is to provide an apron equipped with a plurality of pockets adapted to receive and hold tools therein used for instance in the art of tool making.

Another object of my invention is to provide an apron equipped with a plurality of pockets adapted to receive and hold tools therein, said pockets being reinforced on top and bottom to protect them against the excessive wear to which they are exposed.

A further object of my invention is to provide an apron equipped with a plurality of pockets adapted to receive tools therein, such as micrometers, gauges, scales, etc., and to being kept in upright position by the weight of the tools therein, when the wearer should lean over or stoop down, so that the tools will not fall out of the pockets.

Other objects of my invention may appear in the following specification describing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention.

It is however to be understood that my invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exact construction and combination of parts described in the specification and shown in the drawing, but that such changes and modifications can be made, which fall within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apron according to my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a blank of a piece of material from which the sides and the bottom of each apron pocket are made.

Referring now to the drawing in detail the apron according to my invention has a body portion I and a bib portion I I. To protect the edges of the apron against wear and tear a hem is formed all around the body portion I 0 and the bib portion II, which are made from a suitable wear resisting material, such as duck or the like.

A length of heavy tape I3 is sewn with its ends to the upper corners of the bib I I forming a loop adapted to be put around the neck of a wearer of the apron to support the latter.

On each upper edge of the body portion a length of tape I4 is firmly attached for the purpose of securing the apron about the person of the wearer.

On the lower portion of the bib II at least two pockets l5 and I6 respectively are provided. Each pocket is of a difi'erent size and is formed from a rectangular front wall or piece I! and a hexagonal piece or bottom wall I8 of heavy duty material. The rectangular center portion I9 of the hexagonal piece I8 forms the bottom of the pocket and the two triangular side walls or end portions 20 are folded on the lines 2| indicated in Figure 3 to extend upwardly to form the sides of the pocket.

The front piece I! is firmly sewed onto the front edges of the center portion I9 and the triangular side portions 20. The edges of these side portions are longer than the front piece I! is wide, so that an opening 22 is formed on top of each pocket, when the rear edges of the side pieces 20 and the center portion I9 are firmly sewed onto the bib II.

The pockets formed in this manner are easily accessible and adapted to receive and hold a variety of tools and other objects used in the art of tool making. To reinforce these pockets and the apron against wear and tear caused by constant frictional contact with the tools and the like, when they are put into and taken out of said pockets, a reinforcing strip 23 is firmly attached on the bib I I across each pocket on the junctions of the upper points of the sides 20 of the pocket with the bib II.

Another reinforcing strip 24 is secured to the upper edge of the front piece ll of each pocket and a third reinforcing strip 24 is sewn onto the front piece I I of each pocket at the lower edge thereof.

At least one pocket 25 is of a different size from pockets I5 and I6 and is securely fastened by sewing to the body portion ID of the apron. This pocket can be bigger than the pockets I5 and I6, but is constructed the same way as these two pockets.

As shown in the drawing the lower reinforcing strip 25 can be omitted from this pocket 25.

When tools, such as micrometers, gauges, scales and the like are placed in the above described pockets, the weight of the tools keeps the pockets in upright position, when the wearer of the apron stoops or bends over for some reason or another, because the bottom portions of the pockets can swing away from the body portion of the apron. Thereby the tools are prevented from falling out of the pockets and are protected against damage by such falls.

Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In an apron including a body portion and a bib portion secured thereto, the improvement consisting of providing at least one pocket in the body portion and at least two pockets in the bib portion, the respective pockets being of difierent sizes, each of said pockets comprising a pair of triangular-shaped spaced side walls arranged at right angles with respect to a face of the apron and secured thereto, the bottom wall extending between the edges of said side walls and secured to the latter,v a rectangular-shaped front wall extending across said side walls and secured to said bottom wall and side walls, the top edge of said top wall being spaced from the face of saidapron to define a slot for the insertion and withdrawal of articles therethrough, and a pair of spaced parallel rectangular-shaped reinforcing 15 strips arranged on opposed sides of said slot.

NICHOLAS B. DENSMORE.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 729,565 Fletcher June 2, 1903 1,538,982 Glover May 26, 1925 1,543,584 Menke June 23, 1925 10 1,669,791 Stocks May 15, 1928 2,263,538 Freirich NOV. 13, 1941 

